Conservation Chat
Conservation Chat, hosted by anthropologist Jacqueline Comito, is a podcast series that explores the relationship between conservation, soil, water, agriculture, and the people of Iowa. This is accomplished through thoughtful interviews with farmers and rural and urban residents about conservation and water quality in the state. Comito is the Director of Iowa Learning Farms, an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach program that has been building a culture of conservation statewide for over ten years.Podcasts
CC 52: Water Quality with Iowas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig
Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 3:03 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 19 seconds
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CC 51: Wade Dooley and Nathan Anderson: Farms, Faith and Climate Change
Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 5:53 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 45 seconds
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CC 50: Increasing Wildlife Habitat in the Next Decade with Dr. Adam Janke
Published: Dec. 30, 2019, 4:49 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 57 seconds
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CC 49: Ben and Andy Johnson: Saving Time with Conservation
Published: Nov. 22, 2019, 4:21 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 38 seconds
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CC 48: A Passion for Prairies: David Stein of Prairie Rivers of Iowa
Published: Oct. 31, 2019, 2:35 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 4 seconds
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CC 47: ISU's Daniel Robison, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Published: Sept. 30, 2019, 2:19 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 39 seconds
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CC 46: Soil Health, Listening and Legacy with Marty Adkins
Published: Aug. 22, 2019, 3:53 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds
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CC 45: Farmers, Faith and Climate Change with Matt Russell
Published: July 29, 2019, 2:21 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 2 seconds
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CC 44: Iowa Environmental Council: Striving for Cleaner Water for All Iowans to Enjoy
Published: June 27, 2019, 11:55 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds
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CC 43: Conservation and Climate Change with Pat Boddy
Published: May 30, 2019, 12:58 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds
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CC 42: Identity, conservation and Hope for the Future with Ingrid Gronstal Anderson
Published: April 24, 2019, 5:05 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 7 seconds
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CC 41: Increasing Iowa's Wildlife Habitat
Published: March 15, 2019, 1:06 a.m.Duration: 38 minutes 48 seconds
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CC 40: Improving Iowa's Water Quality
Published: Feb. 19, 2019, 3:31 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 22 seconds
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CC 39: Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig
Published: Jan. 22, 2019, 2:46 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 24 seconds
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CC 38: Earthworms and Cover Crops with Ann Staudt and Dr. Tom Kaspar
Published: Jan. 25, 2018, 4:20 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 52 seconds
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CC 37: Farmer Ben Johnson: Voluntarily Doing Conservation
Published: Nov. 29, 2017, 12:04 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 40 seconds
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CC 36: Sean McMahon and Creating Win-Win Situations for Water Quality Improvement
Published: Oct. 31, 2017, 1:49 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 20 seconds
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CC35: Clare Lindahl: "Preaching" Conservation
Published: Sept. 30, 2017, noonDuration: 29 minutes 24 seconds
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CC 34: A Whole Farm Approach to Conservation: Farmers Chris Foss and Kristi Heffelmeier
Published: Aug. 31, 2017, 10:49 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds
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CC 33: Creative Watershed Improvement Projects with Shane Wulf and Joshua Balk
Published: July 31, 2017, 8:08 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes
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CC 32: Dr. Eileen Kladivko, Midwest Cover Crops Council
Published: June 29, 2017, 3:44 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 14 seconds
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CC 31: Dr. Bob Hartzler Chats Weeds and Conservation
Published: May 30, 2017, 1:09 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds
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CC 30: Sharon Krause, Owner and Operator of Dalla Terra Ranch
Published: April 24, 2017, 2:27 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 34 seconds
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CC 29: Adam Janke: ISU Extension Wildlife Specialist
Published: March 31, 2017, 4:03 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 27 seconds
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CC28: Nathan Anderson: Taking the Whole Farm Conservation Approach
Published: Feb. 24, 2017, 5:06 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 8 seconds
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CC 27: Dr. Amy Kaleita: A Dreamer of Fields
Published: Jan. 26, 2017, 10:52 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 40 seconds
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CC 26: Dr. Lisa Schulte Moore: An "All of the Above" Approach to Conservation
Published: Nov. 22, 2016, 2:34 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 1 second
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CC 25: Iowas 2016 Conservation Woman of the Year: Sue Kuennen Massman
Published: Oct. 26, 2016, 10:54 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 46 seconds
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CC 24: University of Iowas Biomass Fuel Project
Published: Sept. 29, 2016, 11 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 51 seconds
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CC 23: Iowa Rivers Revival with Molly Hanson
Published: Aug. 30, 2016, 2:06 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes
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CC22: Water Ecology with ISU's Dr. Tom Isenhart
Published: July 28, 2016, 7:08 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 34 seconds
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CC 21: Conservation Pays: Farmer Rick Juchems with his daughter Liz
Published: June 29, 2016, 7:11 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 20 seconds
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CC 20: Farmer Seth Watkins: Curiosity, Creativity and Happy Cows
Published: May 26, 2016, 4:57 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 7 seconds
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CC 19: Matt Helmers: Implementing Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy
Published: April 27, 2016, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 29 seconds
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CC 18: Farmer Laura Krouse talks #1NewThingForWater
Published: March 15, 2016, 5:45 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 30 seconds
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CC 17: Farmers Paul & Nancy Ackley Talk Cover Crops
Published: Feb. 22, 2016, 7:18 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 25 seconds
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CC 16: John Lawrence talks Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy
Published: Jan. 28, 2016, 5:58 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 29 seconds
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CC 15: Sally Hollis of Lanehaven Farms talks Cover Crops
Published: Dec. 16, 2015, 5:30 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 22 seconds
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CC 14: Dr. Angie Carter and Women Farm Landowners in Iowa
Published: Nov. 30, 2015, 3:13 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds
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CC 13: Dr. Rick Cruse, Agronomist and Soil Scientist
Published: Oct. 28, 2015, 9:02 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 57 seconds
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CC 12: Farmer Wendy Johnson from Northeast Iowa
Published: Sept. 25, 2015, 5:48 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 24 seconds
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CC 11: Mark Licht, ISUEO Cropping Systems Agronomist
Published: Aug. 31, 2015, 7:41 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 42 seconds
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CC 10: Donna Buell: Agricultural Landowner and Environmental Activist
Published: July 9, 2015, 4:33 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds
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CC 09: PFI's Sarah Carlson, Midwest Cover Crop Research Coordinator
Published: June 25, 2015, 10 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 47 seconds
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CC 08: ELI: 2015 National Wetland Award Winner: Dr. Jacqueline Comito
Published: May 19, 2015, 11:33 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 5 seconds
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CC 07: Jamie Benning: ISUEO Water Quality Program Manager
Published: May 12, 2015, 4:08 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 28 seconds
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CC 06: Cover Crops in Iowa with Dr. Tom Kaspar
Published: April 23, 2015, 1:55 a.m.Duration: 36 minutes 26 seconds
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CC 05: Rob Stout: Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Awardee
Published: March 31, 2015, 2:27 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds
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CC 04: Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Mark Rasmussen
Published: March 11, 2015, 8:33 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 35 seconds
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CC 03: Tim Smith: A Whole Farm Approach to Soil Health and Water Quality
Published: Feb. 16, 2015, 2:12 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 10 seconds
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CC 02: Southern Iowa Farmer Steve McGrew Discusses Cover Crops
Published: Feb. 4, 2015, 3:57 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 24 seconds
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CC 01: Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey
Published: Feb. 2, 2015, 11:19 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 56 seconds
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